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100 William Street, Suite 200
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Wellesley, Massachusetts
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02481
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip code)
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Item 1. | Reports to Stockholders. |
New Century Capital
New Century Balanced
New Century International
New Century Alternative Strategies
ANNUAL REPORT
Year Ended October 31, 2014
100 William Street, Suite 200, Wellesley MA 02481 781-239-0445 888-639-0102 Fax 781-237-1635
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LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS
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2-4
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PERFORMANCE CHARTS
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5-8
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NEW CENTURY PORTFOLIOS
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New Century Capital Portfolio
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Portfolio Information
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9
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Schedule of Investments
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10-11
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New Century Balanced Portfolio
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Portfolio Information
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12
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Schedule of Investments
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13-14
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New Century International Portfolio
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Portfolio Information
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15
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Schedule of Investments
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16-17
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New Century Alternative Strategies Portfolio
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Portfolio Information
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18
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Schedule of Investments
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19-21
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
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22
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Statements of Operations
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23
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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24-27
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Financial Highlights
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28-31
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Notes to Financial Statements
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32-42
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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43
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Board of Trustees and Officers
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44-45
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About Your Portfolios’ Expenses
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46-48
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Trustees’ Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements
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49-55
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LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS
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December 2014
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Nicole M. Tremblay, Esq.
President, CEO |
Susan K. Arnold
Portfolio Manager |
Andre M. Fernandes
Portfolio Manager |
Ronald A. Sugameli
Portfolio Manager |
Average Annual Total Returns
For Periods Ended October 31, 2014
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1 Year
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5 Years
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10 Years
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New Century Capital Portfolio (a)
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11.53%
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13.11%
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6.85%
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S&P 500® Composite Index*
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17.27%
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16.69%
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8.20%
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(a) | The total returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. |
* | The S&P 500® Composite Index is comprised of 500 U.S. stocks and is an indicator of the performance of the overall U.S. stock market. An investor cannot invest in an index and its returns are not indicative of the performance of any specific investment. |
Average Annual Total Returns
For Periods Ended October 31, 2014
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1 Year
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5 Years
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10 Years
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New Century Balanced Portfolio (a)
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7.81%
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9.70%
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5.87%
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S&P 500® Composite Index*
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17.27%
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16.69%
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8.20%
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Barclays U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Index*
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2.28%
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3.47%
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4.05%
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(a) | The total returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. |
* | The S&P 500® Composite Index is comprised of 500 U.S. stocks and is an indicator of the performance of the overall U.S. stock market. The Barclays U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Index is the non-securitized component of the U.S. Aggregate Index, and includes Treasuries, government-related issues, and corporates. An investor cannot invest in an index and its returns are not indicative of the performance of any specific investment. |
Average Annual Total Returns
For Periods Ended October 31, 2014
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1 Year
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5 Years
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10 Years
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New Century International Portfolio (a)
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-0.89%
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5.48%
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6.50%
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MSCI EAFE Index*
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-0.61%
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6.52%
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5.81%
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MSCI ACWI ex-USA Index*
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0.06%
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6.09%
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6.59%
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(a) | The total returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. |
* | The MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australasia and Far East) Index is a free float weighted capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The MSCI ACWI ex-USA Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The index consists of 46 country indices comprising 22 developed and 23 emerging market country indices. An investor cannot invest in an index and its returns are not indicative of the performance of any specific investment. |
Average Annual Total Returns
For Periods Ended October 31, 2014
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1 Year
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5 Years
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10 Years
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New Century Alternative Strategies Portfolio (a)
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1.53%
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4.48%
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4.01%
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S&P 500® Composite Index*
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17.27%
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16.69%
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8.20%
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Barclays U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Index*
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2.28%
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3.47%
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4.05%
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(a) | The total returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. |
* | The S&P 500® Composite Index is comprised of 500 U.S. stocks and is an indicator of the performance of the overall U.S. stock market. The Barclays U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Index is the non-securitized component of the U.S. Aggregate Index, and includes Treasuries, government-related issues, and corporates. An investor cannot invest in an index and its returns are not indicative of the performance of any specific investment. |
Security Description
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% of Net Assets
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Vanguard 500 Index Fund - Admiral Shares
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7.5%
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Vanguard Dividend Growth Fund - Investor Shares
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7.3%
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Putnam Equity Income Fund - Class Y
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5.9%
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Wells Fargo Advantage Growth Fund - Administrator Class
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5.3%
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Fidelity Select Health Care Portfolio
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5.0%
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American Funds AMCAP Fund - Class A
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4.4%
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PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio
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4.0%
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Dodge & Cox Stock Fund
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3.9%
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Putnam Equity Spectrum Fund - Class Y
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3.7%
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MFS Growth Fund - Class I
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3.6%
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INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 98.3%
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Shares
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Value
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Large-Cap Funds — 62.0%
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American Funds AMCAP Fund - Class A
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173,865
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$
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5,102,948
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ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund - Class I (b)
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9,281
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2,065,429
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Dodge & Cox Stock Fund
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24,694
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4,435,983
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Glenmede Large Cap Growth Portfolio
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89,485
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2,062,640
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iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (a)
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8,050
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1,634,069
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iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility ETF (a)
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73,200
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2,874,564
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iShares S&P 500 Growth Index Fund (a)
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29,200
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3,205,868
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iShares S&P 500 Value Index Fund (a)
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43,105
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3,951,866
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JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund - Institutional Class
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122,538
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3,662,650
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MFS Equity Opportunities Fund - Class I
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58,831
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1,667,871
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MFS Growth Fund - Class I
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56,732
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4,118,144
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Putnam Equity Income Fund - Class Y
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305,784
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6,815,931
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RidgeWorth Large Cap Value Equity Fund - I Shares
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197,873
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3,571,600
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Vanguard 500 Index Fund - Admiral Shares
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46,473
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8,663,567
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Vanguard Dividend Growth Fund - Investor Shares
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362,639
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8,340,708
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Weitz Partners Value Fund - Institutional Class (b)
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88,546
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3,015,883
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Wells Fargo Advantage Growth Fund - Administrator Class
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109,900
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6,082,965
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71,272,686
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Sector Funds — 17.5%
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Fidelity Select Health Care Portfolio
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25,323
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5,791,343
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iShares Dow Jones U.S. Energy Sector Index Fund (a)
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43,900
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2,178,318
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Ivy Science and Technology Fund - Class I (b)
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70,044
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4,073,742
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PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio (a)
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67,000
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4,602,230
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SPDR Gold Shares (a) (b) (c)
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9,000
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1,013,940
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Tortoise MLP & Pipeline Fund - Institutional Class
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131,857
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2,428,797
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20,088,370
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Mid-Cap Funds — 10.5%
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iShares S&P MidCap 400 Growth Index Fund (a)
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12,600
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1,967,868
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iShares S&P MidCap 400 Value Index Fund (a)
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31,600
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3,960,112
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Putnam Equity Spectrum Fund - Class Y
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96,945
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4,252,961
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SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust (a)
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7,102
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1,833,168
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12,014,109
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International Funds — 4.9%
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MFS International Value Fund - Class I
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56,022
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2,014,006
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Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund - Class Y
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47,443
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1,855,956
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Oppenheimer International Growth Fund - Class Y
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49,817
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1,773,484
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5,643,446
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Small-Cap Funds — 3.4%
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Hodges Small Cap Fund - Institutional Class
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109,680
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2,203,481
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iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index Fund (a)
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15,200
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1,747,088
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3,950,569
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Total Investment Companies (Cost $78,527,667)
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$
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112,969,180
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MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 1.8%
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Shares
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Value
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Invesco STIT-STIC Prime Portfolio (The) - Institutional Class, 0.01% (d) (Cost $2,120,203)
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2,120,203
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$
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2,120,203
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Total Investments at Value — 100.1% (Cost $80,647,870)
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$
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115,089,383
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Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1%)
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(135,612
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Net Assets — 100.0%
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$
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114,953,771
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(a)
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Exchange-traded fund.
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(b)
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Non-income producing security.
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(c)
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For federal income tax purposes, structured as a grantor trust.
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(d)
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The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of October 31, 2014.
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Security Description
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% of Net Assets
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Loomis Sayles Bond Fund - Institutional Class
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7.9%
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SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust
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5.5%
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American Funds AMCAP Fund - Class A
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5.5%
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Templeton Global Bond Fund - Class A
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5.3%
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Dodge & Cox Income Fund
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5.3%
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iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
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5.3%
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Harding, Loevner International Equity Portfolio - Institutional Class
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5.0%
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PIMCO Income Fund - Institutional Class
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5.0%
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JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund - Institutional Class
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4.9%
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First Eagle Global Fund - Class A
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4.7%
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INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 98.0%
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Shares
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Value
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Large-Cap Funds — 27.1%
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American Funds AMCAP Fund - Class A
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136,996
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$
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4,020,850
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ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund - Class I (b)
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10,459
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2,327,611
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iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (a)
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19,100
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3,877,109
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John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund - Class I
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173,563
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3,363,649
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JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund - Institutional Class
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121,722
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3,638,271
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Wells Fargo Advantage Growth Fund - Administrator Class
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49,418
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2,735,302
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19,962,792
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Fixed Income/Multi-Sector Bond Funds — 19.5%
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||||||||
BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio - Institutional Shares
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97,663
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1,002,022
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Dodge & Cox Income Fund
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279,318
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3,879,725
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Loomis Sayles Bond Fund - Institutional Class
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376,512
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5,839,697
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PIMCO Income Fund - Institutional Class
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288,184
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3,659,939
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14,381,383
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International Funds — 13.1%
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||||||||
First Eagle Global Fund - Class A
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63,248
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3,472,305
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Harding, Loevner International Equity Portfolio - Institutional Class
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199,902
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3,660,208
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Lazard Global Listed Infrastructure Portfolio - Institutional Shares
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102,110
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1,522,464
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Pear Tree Polaris Foreign Value Small Cap Fund - Institutional Class
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78,555
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1,007,856
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9,662,833
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Sector Funds — 12.0%
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||||||||
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (a)
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24,000
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1,121,040
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Fidelity Select Health Care Portfolio
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12,267
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2,805,404
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iShares Dow Jones U.S. Energy Sector Index Fund (a)
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46,500
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2,307,330
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Oppenheimer SteelPath MLP Select 40 Fund - Class Y (b)
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156,246
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2,049,949
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SPDR Gold Shares (a) (b) (c)
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5,300
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597,098
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8,880,821
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Worldwide Bond Funds — 7.6%
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||||||||
Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund - Institutional Class
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104,261
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1,677,565
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Templeton Global Bond Fund - Class A
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292,075
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3,887,519
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5,565,084
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High Yield Bond Funds — 6.1%
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Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund
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311,614
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2,549,004
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Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund - Class A
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96,595
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797,872
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Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund - Class Y
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136,642
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1,125,927
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4,472,803
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Mid-Cap Funds — 5.5%
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SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust (a)
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15,780
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4,073,134
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INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 98.0% (Continued)
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Shares
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Value
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Convertible Bond Funds — 3.9%
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||||||||
Allianz AGIC Convertible Fund - Institutional Shares
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79,605
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$
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2,874,536
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Small-Cap Funds — 3.2%
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||||||||
Brown Capital Management Small Company Fund - Institutional Class
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15,408
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1,154,043
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iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index Fund (a)
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10,700
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1,229,858
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2,383,901
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Total Investment Companies (Cost $55,479,967)
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$
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72,257,287
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STRUCTURED NOTES — 1.1%
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Par Value
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Value
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||||||
BNP Paribas Return Enhanced Notes Linked to the Performance of PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio, due 03/31/2017 (b) (Cost $750,000)
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$
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750,000
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$
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831,956
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MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.6%
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Shares
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Value
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||||||
Invesco STIT-STIC Prime Portfolio (The) - Institutional Class, 0.01% (d) (Cost $417,588)
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417,588
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$
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417,588
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Total Investments at Value — 99.7% (Cost $56,647,555)
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$
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73,506,831
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Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.3%
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229,976
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|||||||
Net Assets — 100.0%
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$
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73,736,807
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(a) | Exchange-traded fund. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | For federal income tax purposes, structured as a grantor trust. |
(d) | The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of October 31, 2014. |
Security Description
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% of Net Assets
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WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
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7.3%
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Matthews Pacific Tiger Fund - Investor Class
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7.1%
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Franklin Mutual European Fund - Class A
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6.8%
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T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
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6.4%
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Matthews Japan Fund - Institutional Class
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6.3%
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iShares MSCI Switzerland Index Fund
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6.1%
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Columbia European Equity Fund - Class A
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5.7%
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Oakmark International Fund - Class I
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5.5%
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Vanguard MSCI Europe ETF
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5.3%
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iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund
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4.8%
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INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 98.9%
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Shares
|
Value
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||||||
Europe Funds — 40.0%
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||||||||
Columbia European Equity Fund - Class A
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452,513
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$
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3,190,215
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|||||
Franklin Mutual European Fund - Class A
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167,476
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3,836,884
|
||||||
iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund (a)
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99,600
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2,712,108
|
||||||
iShares MSCI Switzerland Index Fund (a)
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105,600
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3,418,272
|
||||||
iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund (a)
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141,146
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2,683,186
|
||||||
T. Rowe Price European Stock Fund
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179,970
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3,604,796
|
||||||
Vanguard MSCI Europe ETF (a)
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55,200
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2,990,184
|
||||||
22,435,645
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||||||||
Diversified Funds — 27.9%
|
||||||||
Columbia Acorn International Select Fund - Class A
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44,559
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1,182,610
|
||||||
Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund
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31,901
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1,416,099
|
||||||
Harbor International Fund - Institutional Class
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17,368
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1,182,619
|
||||||
Harding, Loevner International Equity Portfolio -
Institutional Class |
65,714
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1,203,223
|
||||||
iShares MSCI EAFE Growth Index Fund (a)
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10,900
|
745,124
|
||||||
iShares MSCI EAFE Value Index Fund (a)
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11,800
|
640,032
|
||||||
Lazard Global Listed Infrastructure Portfolio - Institutional Shares
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106,308
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1,585,046
|
||||||
MFS International Value Fund - Class I
|
49,242
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1,770,232
|
||||||
Oakmark International Fund - Class I
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123,738
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3,058,795
|
||||||
Pear Tree Polaris Foreign Value Small Cap Fund - Institutional Class
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68,061
|
873,228
|
||||||
Templeton Institutional Funds - Foreign Smaller Companies Series
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92,935
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1,975,806
|
||||||
15,632,814
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||||||||
Asia/Pacific Funds — 24.8%
|
||||||||
iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund (a)
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30,100
|
765,443
|
||||||
Matthews China Dividend Fund - Investor Class
|
114,473
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1,583,156
|
||||||
Matthews Japan Fund - Institutional Class
|
213,698
|
3,532,424
|
||||||
Matthews Pacific Tiger Fund - Investor Class
|
138,629
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3,966,166
|
||||||
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (a)
|
76,000
|
4,090,320
|
||||||
13,937,509
|
||||||||
Emerging Markets Funds — 5.0%
|
||||||||
Aberdeen Emerging Markets Fund - Institutional Class
|
143,366
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2,136,161
|
||||||
Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (a)
|
15,400
|
656,656
|
||||||
2,792,817
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||||||||
Americas Funds — 1.2%
|
||||||||
JPMorgan Latin America Fund - Select Class
|
37,297
|
655,673
|
||||||
Total Investment Companies (Cost $45,169,791)
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$
|
55,454,458
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MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 1.2%
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Invesco STIT-STIC Prime Portfolio (The) - Institutional Class, 0.01% (b) (Cost $692,353)
|
692,353
|
$
|
692,353
|
|||||
Total Investments at Value — 100.1% (Cost $45,862,144)
|
$
|
56,146,811
|
||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1%)
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(74,047
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)
|
||||||
Net Assets — 100.0%
|
$
|
56,072,764
|
(a)
|
Exchange-traded fund.
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(b)
|
The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of October 31, 2014.
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Security Description
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% of Net Assets
|
|
Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund - Class A
|
5.8%
|
|
FPA Crescent Fund
|
5.6%
|
|
First Eagle Global Fund - Class A
|
5.3%
|
|
Touchstone Merger Arbitrage Fund - Institutional Shares
|
5.1%
|
|
Berwyn Income Fund
|
4.8%
|
|
361 Managed Futures Strategy Fund - Class I
|
4.7%
|
|
MainStay Marketfield Fund - Class I
|
4.1%
|
|
Merger Fund (The)
|
4.0%
|
|
AllianceBernstein Select US Long/Short Portfolio - Class I
|
4.0%
|
|
Weitz Partners III Opportunity Fund - Institutional Class
|
3.8%
|
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 96.7%
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Long/Short Equity Funds — 22.0%
|
||||||||
AllianceBernstein Select US Long/Short Portfolio - Class I
|
400,572
|
$
|
4,890,981
|
|||||
MainStay Marketfield Fund - Class I
|
297,338
|
4,947,709
|
||||||
Robeco Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund - Institutional Class (b)
|
291,285
|
4,398,408
|
||||||
TFS Market Neutral Fund
|
24,838
|
383,750
|
||||||
Vanguard Market Neutral Fund - Investor Shares (b)
|
275,350
|
3,147,254
|
||||||
Wasatch Long/Short Fund
|
273,491
|
4,411,407
|
||||||
Weitz Partners III Opportunity Fund - Institutional Class (b)
|
275,137
|
4,564,527
|
||||||
26,744,036
|
||||||||
Arbitrage Funds — 16.2%
|
||||||||
Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund - Class A
|
536,301
|
7,041,628
|
||||||
Gabelli ABC Fund - Advisor Class
|
150,288
|
1,531,429
|
||||||
Merger Fund (The)
|
304,742
|
4,915,491
|
||||||
Touchstone Merger Arbitrage Fund - Institutional Shares
|
591,053
|
6,194,238
|
||||||
19,682,786
|
||||||||
Global Macro Funds — 14.6%
|
||||||||
BlackRock Global Allocation Fund - Class A
|
83,985
|
1,818,268
|
||||||
First Eagle Global Fund - Class A
|
117,036
|
6,425,243
|
||||||
Ivy Asset Strategy Fund - Class A
|
82,653
|
2,556,443
|
||||||
John Hancock Global Absolute Return Strategies Fund - Class I
|
255,921
|
2,945,651
|
||||||
Mutual Global Discovery Fund - Class Z
|
115,374
|
4,030,007
|
||||||
17,775,612
|
||||||||
Asset Allocation Funds — 10.4%
|
||||||||
Berwyn Income Fund
|
405,709
|
5,761,061
|
||||||
FPA Crescent Fund
|
200,036
|
6,845,243
|
||||||
12,606,304
|
||||||||
High Yield/Fixed Income Funds — 9.3%
|
||||||||
Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. (d)
|
160,000
|
940,800
|
||||||
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (d)
|
70,000
|
947,800
|
||||||
PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund (d)
|
76,000
|
2,438,840
|
||||||
PIMCO Income Fund - Institutional Class
|
168,974
|
2,145,975
|
||||||
Templeton Global Bond Fund - Class A
|
183,514
|
2,442,570
|
||||||
Templeton Global Income Fund (d)
|
312,000
|
2,442,960
|
||||||
11,358,945
|
||||||||
Natural Resources Funds — 7.5%
|
||||||||
Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (a)
|
43,000
|
740,030
|
||||||
Oppenheimer SteelPath MLP Select 40 Fund - Class Y (b)
|
134,993
|
1,771,108
|
||||||
PIMCO CommoditiesPLUS Strategy Fund - Institutional Class
|
114,957
|
1,116,233
|
||||||
RS Global Natural Resources Fund - Class A
|
26,957
|
832,693
|
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 96.7% (Continued)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Natural Resources Funds — 7.5% (Continued)
|
||||||||
SPDR Gold Shares (a) (b) (c)
|
10,500
|
$
|
1,182,930
|
|||||
Tortoise MLP & Pipeline Fund - Institutional Class
|
186,357
|
3,432,695
|
||||||
9,075,689
|
||||||||
Managed Futures Funds — 6.2%
|
||||||||
361 Managed Futures Strategy Fund - Class I
|
498,606
|
5,689,095
|
||||||
AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund - Class N
|
182,654
|
1,894,125
|
||||||
7,583,220
|
||||||||
Real Estate Funds — 5.6%
|
||||||||
CBRE Clarion Global Real Estate Income Fund (d)
|
154,000
|
1,362,900
|
||||||
Vanguard REIT ETF (a)
|
41,000
|
3,238,590
|
||||||
Voya Global Real Estate Fund - Class I
|
106,081
|
2,166,177
|
||||||
6,767,667
|
||||||||
Option Hedged Funds — 3.0%
|
||||||||
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (d)
|
120,000
|
1,002,000
|
||||||
Swan Defined Risk Fund - Class I
|
222,589
|
2,613,198
|
||||||
3,615,198
|
||||||||
Deep Value/Distressed Securities Funds — 1.9%
|
||||||||
Third Avenue Focused Credit Fund - Institutional Class
|
220,414
|
2,336,391
|
||||||
Total Investment Companies (Cost $102,331,547)
|
$
|
117,545,848
|
STRUCTURED NOTES — 2.5%
|
Par Value
|
Value
|
||||||
BNP Paribas Buffered Return Enhanced Notes Linked to the Performance of WTI Crude Oil, due 03/24/2016 (b)
|
$
|
1,500,000
|
$
|
1,348,870
|
||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Dual Directional Contingent Buffered Return Enhanced Notes Linked to the EURO STOXX 50 Index, due 12/14/2016 (b)
|
1,800,000
|
1,647,180
|
||||||
Total Structured Notes (Cost $3,300,000)
|
$
|
2,996,050
|
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 1.1%
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Invesco STIT-STIC Prime Portfolio (The) - Institutional Class, 0.01% (e) (Cost $1,320,900)
|
1,320,900
|
$
|
1,320,900
|
|||||
Total Investments at Value — 100.3% (Cost $106,952,447)
|
$
|
121,862,798
|
||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.3%)
|
(316,302
|
)
|
||||||
Net Assets — 100.0%
|
$
|
121,546,496
|
(a) | Exchange-traded fund. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | For federal income tax purposes, structured as a grantor trust. |
(d) | Closed-end fund. |
(e) | The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of October 31, 2014. |
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International
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Alternative
Strategies
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ASSETS
|
||||||||||||||||
Investments in securities:
|
||||||||||||||||
At acquisition cost
|
$
|
80,647,870
|
$
|
56,647,555
|
$
|
45,862,144
|
$
|
106,952,447
|
||||||||
At value (Note 1A)
|
$
|
115,089,383
|
$
|
73,506,831
|
$
|
56,146,811
|
$
|
121,862,798
|
||||||||
Cash
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
16,812
|
||||||||||||
Dividends receivable
|
19
|
23,845
|
6
|
24,186
|
||||||||||||
Receivable for investment securities sold
|
—
|
304,779
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||
Receivable for capital shares sold
|
3,191
|
3,456
|
681
|
8,338
|
||||||||||||
Other assets
|
5,653
|
3,591
|
2,929
|
6,137
|
||||||||||||
TOTAL ASSETS
|
115,098,246
|
73,842,502
|
56,150,427
|
121,918,271
|
||||||||||||
LIABILITIES
|
||||||||||||||||
Payable for investment securities purchased
|
—
|
23,065
|
—
|
260,044
|
||||||||||||
Payable for capital shares redeemed
|
11,294
|
2,344
|
9,309
|
2,191
|
||||||||||||
Payable to Adviser (Note 2)
|
94,528
|
58,103
|
47,910
|
79,956
|
||||||||||||
Payable to Distributor (Note 3)
|
23,500
|
10,900
|
10,600
|
13,500
|
||||||||||||
Other accrued expenses
|
15,153
|
11,283
|
9,844
|
16,084
|
||||||||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES
|
144,475
|
105,695
|
77,663
|
371,775
|
||||||||||||
NET ASSETS
|
$
|
114,953,771
|
$
|
73,736,807
|
$
|
56,072,764
|
$
|
121,546,496
|
||||||||
Net assets consist of:
|
||||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital
|
$
|
66,827,800
|
$
|
52,130,526
|
$
|
39,353,206
|
$
|
110,400,180
|
||||||||
Accumulated net investment income (loss)
|
(65,407
|
)
|
32,950
|
393,443
|
(165,240
|
)
|
||||||||||
Accumulated net realized gains (losses) on investments
|
13,749,865
|
4,714,055
|
6,041,448
|
(3,598,795
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
|
34,441,513
|
16,859,276
|
10,284,667
|
14,910,351
|
||||||||||||
Net assets
|
$
|
114,953,771
|
$
|
73,736,807
|
$
|
56,072,764
|
$
|
121,546,496
|
||||||||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)
|
5,434,138
|
4,390,070
|
3,762,421
|
9,252,760
|
||||||||||||
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (a)
|
$
|
21.15
|
$
|
16.80
|
$
|
14.90
|
$
|
13.14
|
(a) | Redemption price may differ from the net asset value per share depending upon the length of time held (Note 1B). |
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Balanced
Portfolio
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International
Portfolio
|
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Alternative
Strategies
Portfolio
|
|||||||||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME
|
||||||||||||||||
Dividends
|
$
|
1,547,232
|
$
|
1,651,504
|
$
|
1,269,509
|
$
|
2,217,897
|
||||||||
Interest
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
22,963
|
||||||||||||
Total investment income
|
1,547,232
|
1,651,504
|
1,269,509
|
2,240,860
|
||||||||||||
EXPENSES
|
||||||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2)
|
1,105,990
|
695,522
|
596,722
|
933,159
|
||||||||||||
Distribution costs (Note 3)
|
268,376
|
143,359
|
126,665
|
235,714
|
||||||||||||
Accounting fees
|
50,514
|
40,343
|
37,181
|
53,030
|
||||||||||||
Administration fees (Note 2)
|
40,040
|
26,509
|
22,343
|
43,348
|
||||||||||||
Legal and audit fees
|
35,248
|
27,420
|
22,458
|
37,818
|
||||||||||||
Trustees’ fees (Note 2)
|
36,774
|
23,537
|
19,166
|
40,524
|
||||||||||||
Transfer agent fees
|
26,779
|
21,382
|
19,725
|
28,114
|
||||||||||||
Custody and bank service fees
|
20,528
|
14,688
|
12,939
|
21,838
|
||||||||||||
Insurance expense
|
8,673
|
5,550
|
4,672
|
9,818
|
||||||||||||
Postage & supplies
|
7,582
|
4,863
|
4,324
|
6,733
|
||||||||||||
Other expenses
|
12,135
|
10,432
|
9,821
|
13,403
|
||||||||||||
Total expenses
|
1,612,639
|
1,013,605
|
876,016
|
1,423,499
|
||||||||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
|
(65,407
|
)
|
637,899
|
393,493
|
817,361
|
|||||||||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS
|
||||||||||||||||
Net realized gains on investments
|
12,309,795
|
3,628,603
|
5,452,098
|
1,346,766
|
||||||||||||
Capital gain distributions from regulated investment companies
|
2,163,549
|
1,240,264
|
589,544
|
1,612,359
|
||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
|
(1,938,516
|
)
|
(62,987
|
)
|
(6,883,739
|
)
|
(1,966,593
|
)
|
||||||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS
|
12,534,828
|
4,805,880
|
(842,097
|
)
|
992,532
|
|||||||||||
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
|
$
|
12,469,421
|
$
|
5,443,779
|
$
|
(448,604
|
)
|
$
|
1,809,893
|
New Century
Capital Portfolio |
||||||||
Year
Ended October 31, 2014 |
Year
Ended October 31, 2013 |
|||||||
FROM OPERATIONS
|
||||||||
Net investment loss
|
$
|
(65,407
|
)
|
$
|
(3,885
|
)
|
||
Net realized gains from security transactions
|
12,309,795
|
10,120,888
|
||||||
Capital gain distributions from regulated investment companies
|
2,163,549
|
440,532
|
||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
|
(1,938,516
|
)
|
11,827,607
|
|||||
Net increase in net assets from operations
|
12,469,421
|
22,385,142
|
||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
|
||||||||
From net realized gains on security transactions (Note 1E)
|
(10,250,145
|
)
|
(4,174,787
|
)
|
||||
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
|
||||||||
Net assets received in conjunction with fund merger (Note 1)
|
—
|
12,773,191
|
||||||
Proceeds from shares sold
|
1,834,772
|
3,510,261
|
||||||
Proceeds from redemption fees collected (Note 1B)
|
136
|
724
|
||||||
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders
|
9,899,484
|
4,040,782
|
||||||
Payments for shares redeemed
|
(11,828,041
|
)
|
(13,370,844
|
)
|
||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions
|
(93,649
|
)
|
6,954,114
|
|||||
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
|
2,125,627
|
25,164,469
|
||||||
NET ASSETS
|
||||||||
Beginning of year
|
112,828,144
|
87,663,675
|
||||||
End of year
|
$
|
114,953,771
|
$
|
112,828,144
|
||||
ACCUMULATED NET INVESTMENT LOSS
|
$
|
(65,407
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
|||
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY
|
||||||||
Shares issued in conjunction with fund merger (Note 1)
|
—
|
708,515
|
||||||
Shares sold
|
90,311
|
191,859
|
||||||
Shares reinvested
|
497,461
|
236,580
|
||||||
Shares redeemed
|
(576,155
|
)
|
(708,926
|
)
|
||||
Net increase in shares outstanding
|
11,617
|
428,028
|
||||||
Shares outstanding, beginning of year
|
5,422,521
|
4,994,493
|
||||||
Shares outstanding, end of year
|
5,434,138
|
5,422,521
|
New Century
Balanced Portfolio |
||||||||
Year
Ended October 31, 2014 |
Year
Ended October 31, 2013 |
|||||||
FROM OPERATIONS
|
||||||||
Net investment income
|
$
|
637,899
|
$
|
797,755
|
||||
Net realized gains from security transactions
|
3,628,603
|
4,244,536
|
||||||
Capital gain distributions from regulated investment companies
|
1,240,264
|
432,660
|
||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
|
(62,987
|
)
|
4,608,660
|
|||||
Net increase in net assets from operations
|
5,443,779
|
10,083,611
|
||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
|
||||||||
From net investment income (Note 1E)
|
(790,570
|
)
|
(794,645
|
)
|
||||
From net realized gains on security transactions (Note 1E)
|
(3,999,254
|
)
|
—
|
|||||
Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders
|
(4,789,824
|
)
|
(794,645
|
)
|
||||
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold
|
3,165,864
|
2,946,146
|
||||||
Proceeds from redemption fees collected (Note 1B)
|
—
|
1
|
||||||
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders
|
4,582,522
|
768,274
|
||||||
Payments for shares redeemed
|
(6,122,526
|
)
|
(8,371,973
|
)
|
||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions
|
1,625,860
|
(4,657,552
|
)
|
|||||
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
|
2,279,815
|
4,631,414
|
||||||
NET ASSETS
|
||||||||
Beginning of year
|
71,456,992
|
66,825,578
|
||||||
End of year
|
$
|
73,736,807
|
$
|
71,456,992
|
||||
ACCUMULATED NET INVESTMENT INCOME
|
$
|
32,950
|
$
|
185,621
|
||||
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY
|
||||||||
Shares sold
|
191,900
|
193,485
|
||||||
Shares reinvested
|
286,766
|
52,478
|
||||||
Shares redeemed
|
(373,561
|
)
|
(552,033
|
)
|
||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding
|
105,105
|
(306,070
|
)
|
|||||
Shares outstanding, beginning of year
|
4,284,965
|
4,591,035
|
||||||
Shares outstanding, end of year
|
4,390,070
|
4,284,965
|
New Century
International Portfolio |
||||||||
Year
Ended October 31, 2014 |
Year
Ended October 31, 2013 |
|||||||
FROM OPERATIONS
|
||||||||
Net investment income
|
$
|
393,493
|
$
|
400,696
|
||||
Net realized gains from security transactions
|
5,452,098
|
7,854,026
|
||||||
Capital gain distributions from regulated investment companies
|
589,544
|
225,293
|
||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
|
(6,883,739
|
)
|
1,406,537
|
|||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
|
(448,604
|
)
|
9,886,552
|
|||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
|
||||||||
From net investment income (Note 1E)
|
(361,371
|
)
|
(642,497
|
)
|
||||
From net realized gains on security transactions (Note 1E)
|
(4,279,496
|
)
|
—
|
|||||
Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders
|
(4,640,867
|
)
|
(642,497
|
)
|
||||
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold
|
1,123,604
|
2,276,174
|
||||||
Proceeds from redemption fees collected (Note 1B)
|
2
|
3
|
||||||
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders
|
4,538,606
|
631,930
|
||||||
Payments for shares redeemed
|
(7,207,518
|
)
|
(6,710,756
|
)
|
||||
Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions
|
(1,545,306
|
)
|
(3,802,649
|
)
|
||||
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
|
(6,634,777
|
)
|
5,441,406
|
|||||
NET ASSETS
|
||||||||
Beginning of year
|
62,707,541
|
57,266,135
|
||||||
End of year
|
$
|
56,072,764
|
$
|
62,707,541
|
||||
ACCUMULATED NET INVESTMENT INCOME
|
$
|
393,443
|
$
|
361,321
|
||||
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY
|
||||||||
Shares sold
|
73,873
|
152,928
|
||||||
Shares reinvested
|
296,060
|
43,581
|
||||||
Shares redeemed
|
(467,703
|
)
|
(449,438
|
)
|
||||
Net decrease in shares outstanding
|
(97,770
|
)
|
(252,929
|
)
|
||||
Shares outstanding, beginning of year
|
3,860,191
|
4,113,120
|
||||||
Shares outstanding, end of year
|
3,762,421
|
3,860,191
|
New Century Alternative
Strategies Portfolio |
||||||||
Year
Ended October 31, 2014 |
Year
Ended October 31, 2013 |
|||||||
FROM OPERATIONS
|
||||||||
Net investment income
|
$
|
817,361
|
$
|
467,373
|
||||
Net realized gains from security transactions
|
1,346,766
|
1,535,433
|
||||||
Capital gain distributions from regulated investment companies
|
1,612,359
|
889,507
|
||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
|
(1,966,593
|
)
|
5,147,864
|
|||||
Net increase in net assets from operations
|
1,809,893
|
8,040,177
|
||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
|
||||||||
From net investment income (Note 1E)
|
(748,917
|
)
|
(668,997
|
)
|
||||
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold
|
12,507,050
|
15,300,515
|
||||||
Proceeds from redemption fees collected (Note 1B)
|
335
|
2,722
|
||||||
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders
|
721,862
|
656,678
|
||||||
Payments for shares redeemed
|
(16,154,264
|
)
|
(17,192,246
|
)
|
||||
Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions
|
(2,925,017
|
)
|
(1,232,331
|
)
|
||||
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
|
(1,864,041
|
)
|
6,138,849
|
|||||
NET ASSETS
|
||||||||
Beginning of year
|
123,410,537
|
117,271,688
|
||||||
End of year
|
$
|
121,546,496
|
$
|
123,410,537
|
||||
ACCUMULATED NET INVESTMENT LOSS
|
$
|
(165,240
|
)
|
$
|
(233,684
|
)
|
||
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY
|
||||||||
Shares sold
|
950,486
|
1,205,497
|
||||||
Shares reinvested
|
55,358
|
53,258
|
||||||
Shares redeemed
|
(1,229,535
|
)
|
(1,360,199
|
)
|
||||
Net decrease in shares outstanding
|
(223,691
|
)
|
(101,444
|
)
|
||||
Shares outstanding, beginning of year
|
9,476,451
|
9,577,895
|
||||||
Shares outstanding, end of year
|
9,252,760
|
9,476,451
|
Years Ended October 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||
2014
|
2013
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
||||||||||||||||
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of year
|
$
|
20.81
|
$
|
17.55
|
$
|
16.11
|
$
|
15.41
|
$
|
13.26
|
||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss
|
(0.01
|
)
|
(0.00
|
)
|
(0.01
|
)
|
(0.04
|
)
|
(0.03
|
)
|
||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments
|
2.29
|
4.11
|
1.54
|
0.74
|
2.21
|
|||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
2.28
|
4.11
|
1.53
|
0.70
|
2.18
|
|||||||||||||||
Less distributions:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net investment income
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(0.03
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gains
|
(1.94
|
)
|
(0.85
|
)
|
(0.09
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||
Total distributions
|
(1.94
|
)
|
(0.85
|
)
|
(0.09
|
)
|
—
|
(0.03
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Proceeds from redemption fees collected (Note 1B)
|
0.00
|
(a)
|
0.00
|
(a)
|
—
|
—
|
0.00
|
(a)
|
||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of year
|
$
|
21.15
|
$
|
20.81
|
$
|
17.55
|
$
|
16.11
|
$
|
15.41
|
||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN (b)
|
11.53
|
%
|
24.45
|
%
|
9.57
|
%
|
4.54
|
%
|
16.47
|
%
|
||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (000’s)
|
$
|
114,954
|
$
|
112,828
|
$
|
87,664
|
$
|
88,602
|
$
|
93,266
|
||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (c)
|
1.41
|
%
|
1.43
|
%
|
1.46
|
%
|
1.42
|
%
|
1.40
|
%
|
||||||||||
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets (d)
|
(0.06
|
%)
|
(0.00
|
%)
|
(0.05
|
%)
|
(0.25
|
%)
|
(0.20
|
%)
|
||||||||||
Portfolio turnover
|
26
|
%
|
28
|
%
|
7
|
%
|
60
|
%
|
10
|
%
|
(a) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(b) | Total return is a measure of the change in the value of an investment in the Portfolio over the years covered, which assumes dividends or capital gains distributions, if any, are reinvested in shares of the Portfolio. Returns shown do not reflect the taxes a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions, if any, or the redemption of Portfolio shares. |
(c) | The ratios of expenses to average net assets do not reflect the Portfolio’s proportionate share of expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests (Note 2). |
(d) | Recognition of net investment loss by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests. |
Years Ended October 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||
2014
|
2013
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
||||||||||||||||
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of year
|
$
|
16.68
|
$
|
14.56
|
$
|
13.59
|
$
|
13.22
|
$
|
11.93
|
||||||||||
Income from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
0.15
|
0.18
|
0.17
|
0.20
|
0.15
|
|||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments
|
1.10
|
2.12
|
0.97
|
0.37
|
1.30
|
|||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
1.25
|
2.30
|
1.14
|
0.57
|
1.45
|
|||||||||||||||
Less distributions:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net investment income
|
(0.19
|
)
|
(0.18
|
)
|
(0.17
|
)
|
(0.20
|
)
|
(0.16
|
)
|
||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gains
|
(0.94
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||||
Total distributions
|
(1.13
|
)
|
(0.18
|
)
|
(0.17
|
)
|
(0.20
|
)
|
(0.16
|
)
|
||||||||||
Proceeds from redemption fees collected (Note 1B)
|
—
|
0.00
|
(a)
|
0.00
|
(a)
|
0.00
|
(a)
|
—
|
||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of year
|
$
|
16.80
|
$
|
16.68
|
$
|
14.56
|
$
|
13.59
|
$
|
13.22
|
||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN (b)
|
7.81
|
%
|
15.97
|
%
|
8.54
|
%
|
4.29
|
%
|
12.23
|
%
|
||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (000’s)
|
$
|
73,737
|
$
|
71,457
|
$
|
66,826
|
$
|
64,582
|
$
|
64,880
|
||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (c)
|
1.40
|
%
|
1.43
|
%
|
1.45
|
%
|
1.43
|
%
|
1.44
|
%
|
||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (d)
|
0.88
|
%
|
1.17
|
%
|
1.18
|
%
|
1.39
|
%
|
1.20
|
%
|
||||||||||
Portfolio turnover
|
16
|
%
|
21
|
%
|
13
|
%
|
17
|
%
|
7
|
%
|
(a) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(b) | Total return is a measure of the change in the value of an investment in the Portfolio over the years covered, which assumes dividends or capital gains distributions, if any, are reinvested in shares of the Portfolio. Returns shown do not reflect the taxes a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions, if any, or the redemption of Portfolio shares. |
(c) | The ratios of expenses to average net assets do not reflect the Portfolio’s proportionate share of expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests (Note 2). |
(d) | Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests. |
Years Ended October 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||
2014
|
2013
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
||||||||||||||||
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of year
|
$
|
16.24
|
$
|
13.92
|
$
|
13.41
|
$
|
14.53
|
$
|
12.70
|
||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
0.11
|
0.11
|
0.15
|
0.10
|
0.09
|
|||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments
|
(0.22
|
)
|
2.37
|
0.46
|
(1.14
|
)
|
1.82
|
|||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
(0.11
|
)
|
2.48
|
0.61
|
(1.04
|
)
|
1.91
|
|||||||||||||
Less distributions:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net investment income
|
(0.10
|
)
|
(0.16
|
)
|
(0.10
|
)
|
(0.08
|
)
|
(0.08
|
)
|
||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gains
|
(1.13
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||||
Total distributions
|
(1.23
|
)
|
(0.16
|
)
|
(0.10
|
)
|
(0.08
|
)
|
(0.08
|
)
|
||||||||||
Proceeds from redemption fees collected (Note 1B)
|
0.00
|
(a)
|
0.00
|
(a)
|
0.00
|
(a)
|
0.00
|
(a)
|
0.00
|
(a)
|
||||||||||
Net asset value, end of year
|
$
|
14.90
|
$
|
16.24
|
$
|
13.92
|
$
|
13.41
|
$
|
14.53
|
||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN (b)
|
(0.89
|
%)
|
17.95
|
%
|
4.60
|
%
|
(7.22
|
%)
|
15.07
|
%
|
||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (000’s)
|
$
|
56,073
|
$
|
62,708
|
$
|
57,266
|
$
|
61,262
|
$
|
68,947
|
||||||||||
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (c)
|
1.47
|
%
|
1.43
|
%
|
1.50
|
%
|
1.46
|
%
|
1.45
|
%
|
||||||||||
Ratios of net investment income to average net assets (d)
|
0.66
|
%
|
0.67
|
%
|
1.03
|
%
|
0.63
|
%
|
0.57
|
%
|
||||||||||
Portfolio turnover
|
22
|
%
|
32
|
%
|
4
|
%
|
13
|
%
|
4
|
%
|
(a) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(b) | Total return is a measure of the change in the value of an investment in the Portfolio over the years covered, which assumes dividends or capital gains distributions, if any, are reinvested in shares of the Portfolio. Returns shown do not reflect the taxes a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions, if any, or the redemption of Portfolio shares. |
(c) | The ratios of expenses to average net assets do not reflect the Portfolio’s proportionate share of expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests (Note 2). |
(d) | Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests. |
Years Ended October 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||
2014
|
2013
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
||||||||||||||||
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of year
|
$
|
13.02
|
$
|
12.24
|
$
|
11.80
|
$
|
11.87
|
$
|
11.11
|
||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
0.09
|
0.05
|
0.14
|
0.17
|
0.08
|
|||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments
|
0.11
|
0.80
|
0.47
|
(0.09
|
)
|
0.83
|
||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
0.20
|
0.85
|
0.61
|
0.08
|
0.91
|
|||||||||||||||
Less distributions:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net investment income
|
(0.08
|
)
|
(0.07
|
)
|
(0.17
|
)
|
(0.15
|
)
|
(0.15
|
)
|
||||||||||
Proceeds from redemption fees collected (Note 1B)
|
0.00
|
(a)
|
0.00
|
(a)
|
0.00
|
(a)
|
0.00
|
(a)
|
0.00
|
(a)
|
||||||||||
Net asset value, end of year
|
$
|
13.14
|
$
|
13.02
|
$
|
12.24
|
$
|
11.80
|
$
|
11.87
|
||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN (b)
|
1.53
|
%
|
6.99
|
%
|
5.26
|
%
|
0.62
|
%
|
8.21
|
%
|
||||||||||
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (000’s)
|
$
|
121,546
|
$
|
123,411
|
$
|
117,272
|
$
|
114,841
|
$
|
135,287
|
||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (c)
|
1.14
|
%
|
1.13
|
%
|
1.11
|
%
|
1.09
|
%
|
1.10
|
%
|
||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (d)
|
0.66
|
%
|
0.39
|
%
|
1.15
|
%
|
1.48
|
%
|
0.74
|
%
|
||||||||||
Portfolio turnover
|
29
|
%
|
25
|
%
|
32
|
%
|
31
|
%
|
22
|
%
|
(a) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(b) | Total return is a measure of the change in the value of an investment in the Portfolio over the years covered, which assumes dividends or capital gains distributions, if any, are reinvested in shares of the Portfolio. Returns shown do not reflect the taxes a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions, if any, or the redemption of Portfolio shares. |
(c) | The ratios of expenses to average net assets do not reflect the Portfolio’s proportionate share of expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests (Note 2). |
(d) | Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests. |
A. | Investment Valuation |
• | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
• | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs |
• | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs |
New Century Capital Portfolio
|
||||||||||||||||
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
Investment Companies
|
$
|
112,969,180
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
112,969,180
|
||||||||
Money Market Funds
|
2,120,203
|
—
|
—
|
2,120,203
|
||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
115,089,383
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
115,089,383
|
New Century Balanced Portfolio
|
||||||||||||||||
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
Investment Companies
|
$
|
72,257,287
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
72,257,287
|
||||||||
Structured Notes
|
—
|
831,956
|
—
|
831,956
|
||||||||||||
Money Market Funds
|
417,588
|
—
|
—
|
417,588
|
||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
72,674,875
|
$
|
831,956
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
73,506,831
|
New Century International Portfolio
|
||||||||||||||||
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
Investment Companies
|
$
|
55,454,458
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
55,454,458
|
||||||||
Money Market Funds
|
692,353
|
—
|
—
|
692,353
|
||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
56,146,811
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
56,146,811
|
New Century Alternative Strategies Portfolio
|
||||||||||||||||
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
Investment Companies
|
$
|
117,545,848
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
117,545,848
|
||||||||
Structured Notes
|
—
|
2,996,050
|
—
|
2,996,050
|
||||||||||||
Money Market Funds
|
1,320,900
|
—
|
—
|
1,320,900
|
||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
118,866,748
|
$
|
2,996,050
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
121,862,798
|
B. | Share Valuation |
C. | Investment Transactions |
D. | Income Recognition |
E. | Distributions to Shareholders |
Years Ended
|
Ordinary
Income |
Long-Term
Capital Gains |
Total
Distributions |
|||||||||
New Century Capital Portfolio
|
||||||||||||
October 31, 2014
|
$
|
100,544
|
$
|
10,149,601
|
$
|
10,250,145
|
||||||
October 31, 2013
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
4,174,787
|
$
|
4,174,787
|
||||||
New Century Balanced Portfolio
|
||||||||||||
October 31, 2014
|
$
|
790,570
|
$
|
3,999,254
|
$
|
4,789,824
|
||||||
October 31, 2013
|
$
|
794,645
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
794,645
|
||||||
New Century International Portfolio
|
||||||||||||
October 31, 2014
|
$
|
361,371
|
$
|
4,279,496
|
$
|
4,640,867
|
||||||
October 31, 2013
|
$
|
642,497
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
642,497
|
||||||
New Century Alternative Strategies Portfolio
|
||||||||||||
October 31, 2014
|
$
|
748,917
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
748,917
|
||||||
October 31, 2013
|
$
|
668,997
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
668,997
|
F. | Cost of Operations |
G. | Use of Estimates |
(2) | INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEES, ADMINISTRATIVE AGREEMENT AND TRUSTEES’ FEES |
(3) | DISTRIBUTION PLAN AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES |
(4) | INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS |
New Century
Capital Portfolio |
New Century
Balanced Portfolio |
New Century
International Portfolio |
New Century
Alternative Strategies Portfolio |
|||||||||||||
Purchase of investment securities
|
$
|
29,070,879
|
$
|
11,801,515
|
$
|
13,287,751
|
$
|
35,779,340
|
||||||||
Proceeds from sales of investment securities
|
$
|
38,399,087
|
$
|
12,397,477
|
$
|
18,698,756
|
$
|
35,156,517
|
(5) | TAX MATTERS |
New Century
Capital Portfolio |
New Century
Balanced Portfolio |
New Century
International Portfolio |
New Century
Alternative Strategies Portfolio |
|||||||||||||
Undistributed ordinary income
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
125,449
|
$
|
450,534
|
$
|
—
|
||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation
|
34,441,118
|
16,704,935
|
10,284,667
|
14,783,400
|
||||||||||||
Capital loss carryforwards
|
(361,481
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
(3,471,844
|
)
|
||||||||||
Undistributed long-term gains
|
14,111,741
|
4,775,897
|
5,984,357
|
—
|
||||||||||||
Qualified ordinary late year losses
|
(65,407
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
(165,240
|
)
|
||||||||||
Total accumulated earnings
|
$
|
48,125,971
|
$
|
21,606,281
|
$
|
16,719,558
|
$
|
11,146,316
|
New Century
Capital Portfolio |
New Century
Balanced Portfolio |
New Century
International Portfolio |
New Century
Alternative Strategies Portfolio |
|||||||||||||
Federal income tax cost
|
$
|
80,648,265
|
$
|
56,801,896
|
$
|
45,862,144
|
$
|
107,079,398
|
||||||||
Gross unrealized appreciation
|
$
|
34,705,732
|
$
|
16,737,627
|
$
|
10,908,796
|
$
|
17,051,236
|
||||||||
Gross unrealized depreciation
|
(264,614
|
)
|
(32,692
|
)
|
(624,129
|
)
|
(2,267,836
|
)
|
||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation
|
$
|
34,441,118
|
$
|
16,704,935
|
$
|
10,284,667
|
$
|
14,783,400
|
New Century
Capital Portfolio |
New Century
Alternative Strategies Portfolio |
|||||||
Expires October 31, 2015 - short-term
|
$
|
361,481
|
$
|
—
|
||||
Expires October 31, 2017 - short-term
|
—
|
1,640,822
|
||||||
Expires October 31, 2018 - short-term
|
—
|
1,831,022
|
||||||
$
|
361,481
|
$
|
3,471,844
|
New Century Capital Portfolio
|
$
|
65,407
|
||
New Century Alternative Strategies Portfolio
|
$
|
165,240
|
(6)
|
INVESTMENT IN OTHER INVESTMENT COMPANIES
|
(7) | CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS |
(8) | SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |
BBD, LLP
|
Name,
Address And Birth Year |
Length
of Time Served |
Position(s)
Held With the Trust |
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years |
Number of
Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee |
Other
Directorships Held by Trustee |
Interested Trustee
|
|||||
*John W. Filoon, III
100 William Street, Ste. 200 Wellesley, MA 02481 1961 |
Since 2013
|
Trustee
|
President, Chief Operating Officer and Director, Weston Financial Group, Inc.; CEO (since 2013), Secretary and Director (since 2011), and General Securities Principal (since 2012), Weston Securities Corporation; Managing Director of Investments, SVP Bank of America Merrill Lynch (2009-2011).
|
4
|
None
|
Non-Interested Trustees
|
|||||
Stanley H. Cooper, Esq.
One Ashford Lane Andover, MA 01810 1947 |
Since 2008
Since 1988 |
Chairman
Trustee |
Attorney in private practice.
|
4
|
None
|
Roger A. Eastman, CPA
10682 Gulfshore Drive C-103 Naples, FL 34108 1930 |
Since 1989
|
Trustee
|
Retired.
|
4
|
None
|
Michael A. Diorio, CPA
11 Calvin Drive Milford, MA 01757 1945 |
Since 1988
|
Trustee
|
Financial Consultant.
|
4
|
Director, The Milford National Bank & Trust Company since 1996.
|
* | John W. Filoon, III is considered to be an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Mr. Filoon is an interested person because he is an officer of the Adviser and the Distributor. |
Name,
Address And Birth Year |
Length
of Time Served |
Position(s)
Held With the Trust |
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years |
Executive Officers
|
|||
Nicole M. Tremblay, Esq.
100 William Street, Ste. 200 Wellesley, MA 02481 1973 |
Since 2011
Since 2002 2002 to 2011 |
President (CEO)
Chief Compliance Officer Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Secretary |
Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, Weston Financial Group, Inc.; President, Chief Compliance Officer, and General Securities Principal, Weston Securities Corporation.
|
Ronald A. Sugameli
100 William Street, Ste. 200 Wellesley, MA 02481 1952 |
Since 1997
|
Vice President
|
Portfolio Manager since 2002; Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer, Secretary, Weston Financial Group, Inc.; Vice President, Secretary, Weston Securities Corporation.
|
Stephen G. DaCosta
100 William Street, Ste. 200 Wellesley, MA 02481 1955 |
Since 2011
|
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
|
Vice President, Divisional Controller, Weston Financial Group, Inc.; Vice President, Financial Operations Principal, Weston Securities Corporation.
|
Kimberly S. Berliner
100 William Street, Ste. 200 Wellesley, MA 02481 1975 |
Since 2014
|
Vice President, Secretary
|
Senior Compliance Analyst, Weston Financial Group, Inc., since 2013; Portfolio Compliance Specialist, MFS Investment Management (2010-2011).
|
Susan K. Arnold
100 William Street, Ste. 200 Wellesley, MA 02481 1959 |
Since 1998
1998 to 2011 |
Vice President,
Assistant Treasurer |
Portfolio Manager since 2011; Assistant Portfolio Manager 1998 to 2011; Vice President, Senior Financial Counselor, Weston Financial Group, Inc.; Registered Representative, Weston Securities Corporation
|
Andre M. Fernandes
100 William Street, Ste. 200 Wellesley, MA 02481 1978 |
Since 2011
|
Vice President
|
Portfolio Manager since 2011; Assistant Portfolio Manager 2002 to 2011; Vice President, Senior Financial Counselor, Weston Financial Group, Inc.; Registered Representative, Weston Securities Corporation
|
Beginning
Account Value May 1, 2014 |
Ending
Account Value October 31, 2014 |
Expenses Paid
During Period* |
|
Based on Actual Fund Return
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,054.30
|
$7.35
|
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,018.05
|
$7.22
|
*
|
Expenses are equal to the New Century Capital Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio of 1.42% for the period, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
|
Beginning
Account Value May 1, 2014 |
Ending
Account Value October 31, 2014 |
Expenses Paid
During Period* |
|
Based on Actual Fund Return
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,033.80
|
$6.97
|
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,018.35
|
$6.92
|
*
|
Expenses are equal to the New Century Balanced Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio of 1.36% for the period, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
|
Beginning
Account Value May 1, 2014 |
Ending
Account Value October 31, 2014 |
Expenses Paid
During Period* |
|
Based on Actual Fund Return
|
$1,000.00
|
$967.50
|
$7.29
|
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,017.80
|
$7.48
|
*
|
Expenses are equal to the New Century International Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio of 1.47% for the period, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
|
Beginning
Account Value May 1, 2014 |
Ending
Account Value October 31, 2014 |
Expenses Paid
During Period* |
|
Based on Actual Fund Return
|
$1,000.00
|
$994.70
|
$5.73
|
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,019.46
|
$5.80
|
*
|
Expenses are equal to the New Century Alternative Strategies Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio of 1.14% for the period, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
|
INVESTMENT ADVISER AND ADMINISTRATOR
Weston Financial Group, Inc.
Wellesley, MA
DISTRIBUTOR
Weston Securities Corporation
Wellesley, MA
COUNSEL
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Philadelphia, PA
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
BBD, LLP
Philadelphia, PA
TRANSFER AGENT
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC
Cincinnati, OH
CUSTODIAN
US Bank, N.A.
Cincinnati, OH
This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Portfolios. This report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Portfolios only if preceded or accompanied by an effective Prospectus which contains details concerning the management fees, expenses and other pertinent information.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Portfolios use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-888-639-0102, or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-888-639-0102, or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Portfolios file a complete listing of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Portfolios’ Forms N-Q are available without charge upon request by calling 1-888-639-0102, or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Portfolios’ Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, or by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
|
Item 2. | Code of Ethics. |
Item 3. | Audit Committee Financial Expert. |
Item 4. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services. |
(a) | Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or for services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $50,000 and $48,000 with respect to the registrant’s fiscal years ended October 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. |
(b) | Audit-Related Fees. No fees were billed in either of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item. |
(c) | Tax Fees. The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning were $8,400 and $8,400 with respect to the registrant’s fiscal years ended October 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The services comprising these fees are the preparation of the registrant’s federal income and excise tax returns. |
(d) | All Other Fees. No fees were billed in either of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item. |
(e)(1) | The audit committee has not adopted pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. |
(e)(2) | None of the services described in paragraph (b) through (d) of this Item were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. |
(f) | Less than 50% of hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees. |
(g) | During the fiscal years ended October 31, 2014 and 2013, aggregate non-audit fees of $8,400 and $8,400, respectively, were billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant. No non-audit fees were billed in either of the last two fiscal years by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant. |
(h) | The principal accountant has not provided any non-audit services that were not previously approved to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant. |
Item 5. | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. |
Item 6. | Schedule of Investments. |
(a) | Not applicable [schedule filed with Item 1] |
(b) | Not applicable |
Item 7. | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Item 8. | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Item 9. | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers. |
Item 10. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Item 11. | Controls and Procedures. |
Item 12. | Exhibits. |
Exhibit 99.CODE ETH | Code of Ethics |
Exhibit 99.CERT | Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act |
Exhibit 99.906CERT | Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act |
By (Signature and Title)*
|
/s/ Nicole M. Tremblay | ||
Nicole M. Tremblay, President
|
|||
Date
|
January 7, 2015
|
||
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
|
|||
By (Signature and Title)*
|
/s/ Nicole M. Tremblay | ||
Nicole M. Tremblay, President
|
|||
Date
|
January 7, 2015
|
||
By (Signature and Title)*
|
/s/ Stephen G. DaCosta | ||
Stephen G. DaCosta, Treasurer
|
|||
Date
|
January 7, 2015
|
I.
|
Covered Officers/Purpose of the Code.
|
·
|
honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;
|
·
|
full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that the Company files with, or submits to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and in other public communications made by the Company;
|
·
|
compliance with applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations;
|
·
|
the prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code; and
|
·
|
accountability for adherence to the Code.
|
II.
|
Covered Officers Should Handle Ethically any Actual or Apparent Conflict of Interest.
|
·
|
not use his or her personal influence or personal relationships improperly to influence investment decisions or financial reporting by the Company whereby the Covered Officer would benefit personally to the detriment of the Company;
|
·
|
not cause the Company to take action, or fail to take action, for the individual personal benefit of the Covered Officer rather than the benefit of the Company.
|
·
|
service as a director on the board of any public company must be approved in writing by the Board based upon a determination that such other board service would not be inconsistent with the interests of the Company or its shareholders;
|
·
|
the receipt of any gifts of more than a de minimus value;
|
·
|
the receipt of any entertainment from any company with which the Company has current or prospective business dealings unless such entertainment is business-related, reasonable in cost, appropriate as to time and place, and not so frequent as to raise any question of impropriety;
|
·
|
any ownership interest in, or any consulting or employment relationship with, any of the Company’s service providers, other than its investment adviser, principal underwriter, administrator, or any affiliated person thereof;
|
·
|
a direct or indirect financial interest in commissions, transaction charges or spreads paid by the Company for effecting portfolio transactions or for selling or redeeming shares other than an interest arising from the Covered Officer’s employment with the Company, the Investment Adviser, Broker Dealer or Insurance Agency, such as compensation or equity ownership.
|
III.
|
Disclosure and Compliance.
|
·
|
Each Covered Officer should familiarize himself or herself with the disclosure requirements generally applicable to the Company;
|
·
|
each Covered Officer should not knowingly misrepresent, or cause others to misrepresent, facts about the Company to others, whether within or outside the Company, including to the Company’s Board and auditors, and to governmental regulators and self-regulatory organizations;
|
·
|
each Covered Officer should, to the extent appropriate within his or her area of responsibility, consult with other officers and employees of the Company and the investment adviser with the goal of promoting full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in the reports and documents the Company files with, or submits to, the SEC and in other public communications made by the Company; and
|
·
|
it is the responsibility of each Covered Officer to promote compliance with the standards and restrictions imposed by applicable laws, rules and regulations.
|
IV.
|
Reporting and Accountability.
|
·
|
upon adoption of this Code (or thereafter as applicable, upon becoming a Covered Officer), affirm in writing to the Board that he or she has received, read, and understands the Code;
|
·
|
annually thereafter affirm to the Board that he or she has complied with the requirements of this Code;
|
·
|
not retaliate against any other Covered Officer or any employees of the Company or their affiliated persons for reports of potential violations that are made in good faith; and
|
·
|
notify the Audit Committee promptly if he or she knows of any violation of this Code. Failure to do so is itself a violation of this Code.
|
·
|
the chief compliance officer will take all appropriate action to investigate any potential violations reported to her;
|
·
|
if, after such investigation, the chief compliance officer believes that no violation has occurred, the chief compliance officer is not required to take any further action;
|
·
|
any matter that the chief compliance officer believes is a violation will be reported to the Audit Committee;
|
·
|
if the Audit Committee concurs that a violation has occurred, it will inform and make a recommendation to the entire Board, which will consider appropriate action, which may include review of, and appropriate modifications to, applicable policies and procedures; notification to appropriate personnel of the investment adviser or its board; or a recommendation to dismiss the Covered Officer;
|
·
|
the Audit Committee will be responsible for granting waivers, as appropriate; and
|
·
|
any changes to or waivers of this Code will, to the extent required, be disclosed as provided by SEC rules.
|
V.
|
Other Policies and Procedures.
|
VI.
|
Amendments.
|
VII.
|
Confidentiality.
|
VIII.
|
Internal Use.
|
Nicole M. Tremblay | President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Compliance Officer | |
Stephen G. DaCosta | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
Date:
|
January 7, 2015
|
/s/ Nicole M. Tremblay | ||
Nicole M. Tremblay, President
|
Date:
|
January 7, 2015
|
|
/s/ Stephen G. DaCosta | |
Stephen G. DaCosta, Treasurer
|
1. | The Registrant’s periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended October 31, 2014 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
2. | The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant. |
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
|
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
|
||
New Century Portfolios
|
New Century Portfolios
|
||
/s/ Nicole M. Tremblay | /s/ Stephen G. DaCosta | ||
Nicole M. Tremblay, President
|
Stephen G. DaCosta, Treasurer
|
||
Date: January 7, 2015
|
Date: January 7, 2015
|
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